Hunters discovering ammo scarce commodity

1:33 AM,
Apr. 7, 2013

Mark Goss of Hollandale unloads on a big hog while Chip Tatum of Hattiesburg watches.

Written by

Brian Albert Broom
bbroom@clarionledger.com

For deer hunters who often shoot less than a box of ammunition a year, the nonexistent supply of ammunition at retailers is not that big of a concern. For hunters trying to rid farmers of the headaches and financial loss caused by wild pigs, it's a different story.

"It's horrible," said Ken Hilton of Madison. The ammunition Hilton prefers is typically difficult for Hilton to find, but under the current conditions, he said it is impossible and he is using alternative ammo until the manufacturers can catch up with the politically-fueled demand.